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Jerrion McKinney (left) faces murder and more than a dozen other charges in the July 4, 2020, death of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner.

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Delroy Hall and Murline Gregory-Hall were found dead inside a home in the 1000 block of Barrington Landing Court on Monday.

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Katherine Janness and her 3-year-old dog, Bowie, were killed last week.

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Students wearing face masks get a tour of their new school during the first day of school at Pearson Middle School in Marietta, Monday, August 2, 2021. The Cobb County School District does not require students or staff to wear face masks indoors. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

As COVID cases rise, Cobb parents want schools to require masks

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State Sen. Burt Jones, right, has urged Gov. Brian Kemp to call a special session of the General Assembly to pass legislation banning school systems from imposing mask mandates. Kemp has said he trusts local school systems on the issue. “Our school superintendents have been dealing with this issue for 15 months. They dealt with it all last year," the governor said. "They know how to deal with COVID in their classrooms. I trust them to do that.” ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

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The capsized Golden Ray, which has been beached on its side since Sept. 8, 2019, can be seen from Jekyll Island. GEORGE MATHIS/AJC

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Hawks public announcer Ryan Cameron looks to bump knuckles with the officials taking the court at the opening of the first round home playoff game against the Nets on Sunday, April 19, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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Nation & State

The book "Coins You Can Collect" and a letter are displayed at the Plymouth, Pennsylvania, Public Library on Tuesday after it was returned 50 years overdue. Included with the book was a letter and $20 donation. (Dave Scherbenco/The Citizens' Voice via AP)

Library book returned after 50 years with $20 bill

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Trump asks judge to block Treasury Dept. from giving tax returns to Congress

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Victim of attempted lynching charged with assaulting his attackers

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The crime reads like a page right out of the Coen brother’s movie “Fargo.”
A millionaire husband arranges the kidnapping of his estranged wife by hiring two gunmen who end up dead after trying to elude police. Only this time the story is set in Louisiana four years ago and ends after the suspects turned down a dead-end road and drowned while trying to swim through a canal during the getaway.

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Black Realtor, client handcuffed during showing at home for sale

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Passenger arrives taped to his seat after assault of 3 flight attendants

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Intuitive, a California company, announced plans to created 1,200 new jobs in the Gwinnett County city of Peachtree Corners, which in recent years created a new town center (shown here). Intuitive, makes robotic-assisted surgical systems and plans to expand on its existing campus. (Courtesy City of Peachtree Corners)

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Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, working with Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, won passage of an amendment to the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package before the Senate to add I-14 as a "high-priority corridor." The proposed highway would connect military bases in Augusta and Columbus. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

Backers highlight benefits for Georgia in Senate infrastructure deal

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10/23/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Georgia Gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams and Republican candidate Brian Kemp greet each other before a live taping of the 2018 Gubernatorial debate for the Atlanta Press Club at the Georgia Public Broadcasting studio in Atlanta, Tuesday, October 23, 2018. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

The Jolt: Stacey Abrams’ ‘exciting’ tour stokes more buzz about 2022 plans

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Kathy Poland-Jones plays with her dogs as she sits on the back of her van where she has loaded up boxes for moving out at their home in Canton on Tuesday. Poland-Jones, 65, had lost her full-time job and took part-time work, but she hasn’t been able to keep up her payments. She got an eviction notice in June. “Nobody would rent to me before,” she said. “I have no idea where to go.” (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

UPDATE: Georgia renters relieved by CDC’s new moratorium on evictions23h ago

A Fulton County elections worker prepares to count absentee ballots for Georgia’s Senate runoff elections at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta in January. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

New Georgia absentee ballot request forms require more ID

A Georgia transportation official came under scrutiny last spring for his role in a state decision that could benefit a proposed Oconee County shopping center in which he has a financial interest. A new report has cleared him of wrongdoing. (Photo from Oconee County)

Report: Georgia DOT made highway decision ‘without undue influence’

Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms have often sparred during their time in office. “The governor and I work on things we can agree on,” the mayor said. “Those things that we can’t, we’ll lead as we always have.”

Why top contenders for Atlanta mayor want to repair city-state rift

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, center, visited Atlanta on Monday, as his office enters a standoff with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's administration over "waiver" proposals for Medicaid and the ACA marketplace. Becerra is shown here at The Center for Black Women’s Wellness in Atlanta’s Mechanicsville community. (PHOTO by Alyssa Pointer / Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Washington now in standoff with Kemp on Affordable Care Act waiver plan

Voting rights activists hold signs and banners during a demonstration supporting voting rights during a rally on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Jolt: Georgia Democrats, activists bring their voting rights fight to Washington

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